Email regex accepts invalid addresses

Code reviewCode quality & reviewMid–Senior~20 min

Review this JavaScript signup validation handler.

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1app.post('/signup', (req, res) => {

2 const { email, bio } = req.body;

3 const emailRe = /^([a-zA-Z0-9]+)+@[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.[a-z]+$/;

4 if (!emailRe.test(email)) {

5 return res.status(400).json({ error: 'invalid email' });

6 }

7 const user = createUser({ email, bio });

8 res.status(201).json({ id: user.id });

9});

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